The long-nosed sea snake has been included in the List of Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.  

The long-nosed sea snake is listed in the World IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1 - Near Threatened (NT). The long-beaked sea snake is listed in the China Biodiversity Red List - Vertebrate Volume, and the assessment level is Vulnerable (VU).

Note: Illegal hunting of wild animals protected by the state will be punished by criminal law.